Not to toot my own horn but I wrote about a lot of zombie media that goes against the popular take that the genre is inherently right wing www.patreon.com/posts/158711...

Deconstructing the Dead: An essay about Zombies | Dorian Dawes

For a lot of millennials who experienced the cultural drought that was the aughts, the concept of the zombie feels like something that belon

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Philby Bear@philbybear.bsky.social · 4h ago

I have been shown maybe one of the most ignorant takes on the zombie genre I've ever seen and I'm... I'm not mad. I'm disappointed. Some people, I swear, their knowledge of zombie fiction begins and ends at The Walking Dead.

Oh, this kinda gives me Killer Frequency vibes. m.youtube.com/watch?v=_zQ6...

Static Hour - Official Announcement Trailer

YouTube video by Indie Games Hub

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This is surprisingly comprehensive and informative on the politics of data centers. I wanted to pull out a few big things that are difficult to face for pros, antis, and in some cases both. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/o...

Opinion | The A.I. Giants Weren’t Prepared for This (Gift Article)

Jasmine Sun, a writer covering technology, takes us into the backlash against A.I. data centers.

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Also, pet tax because Katie is adorable (as is Edgar), and I love her post-radiation white snoot

Kara Jorgensen@authorkaraj.bsky.social · yesterday

It's been a bit since I posted Katie's GoFundMe, but I finally scheduled her 6 month post op follow-up, which involves at least a check up and x-rays (not sure about bloodwork), but last time, the visit was close to $1000 with all three. Shares are always appreciated 💜🐾

this is the problem with a moral critique of art. it does not understand art as something which sates desire. just because something agrees with you doesn't make it good.

Philby Bear@philbybear.bsky.social · 6h ago

… but does that necessarily make them, uh, watchable? Does a socialist interpretation make Attack of the Clones any less of a slog, the ”MARTHAAAAAA!” exchange any less dumb?

My partner created something recently. They needed art. They are not good at art. They went to a stock photo company that uses zero AI and licensed a photo for like 30 dollars. There is no excuse to use an AI cover. Or any generative AI in writing except that you suck.

The person who uses an AI cover is absolutely my enemy. They are my unworthy nemesis and my pathetic Op. Because they don't support human art. They are the divisive scab selling out peers to sell garbage

I am logged on for 2 hours to say I am appalled by what I read in the HWA newsletter. There are AI witch hunts ongoing where writers are being accused of using that garbage tech with no evidence. Telling ppl who use AI proudly to get out is not gatekeeping. Call out the writers and companies.

... you know what? Sure, I'm in.

DiscussingFilm@discussingfilm.net · 19h ago

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ director Destin Daniel Cretton's next film will be a live-action ‘NARUTO’ movie. The film is now in pre-production.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026, Destin Daniel Cretton)

No cheating post your Lock Screen

Philby Bear@philbybear.bsky.social · 20h ago

No cheating post your Lock Screen

The Borderlands (2013)

K. Wroten 🍏@jukeboxcomix.bsky.social · 23h ago

Before watching: I don’t know, won’t this just repeat the formula? After watching: Yes! Yess! YESSSS!!!

Bloody Disgusting@bloody-disgusting.com · yesterday

OFFICIAL TRAILER - David Harbour is back as a badass Santa Claus in VIOLENT NIGHT 2. Only in theaters December 4.

92% of elected democrats' posts

Me recommending Laika: Aged Through Blood to people.

Trevor Henderson 🍉 (commissions closed)@slimyswampghost.bsky.social · 2d ago

have to remember this is my default reading mode when recommending books to other people

When the weather gets colder i think of one of my favourite horror novels, THE AUCTIONEER by Joan Samson. A quiet little nightmare about giving your soul away in pieces so small you don't even realize you're doing it. Wintry rural horror. Can't recommend it enough.

*finding one of my best friends on here has been suspended* Those bastards!

"don't make enough money" is a fig leaf All those degree programs--social work, art, etc.--have disproportionately female student bodies. This is designed to make it harder for women to attend college--college education being a key factor in women's autonomy from men & left-leaning voting pattern.

The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 2d ago

President Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/aaAEu6v

All the Spider-Man talk is making me think about how he’s genuinely a heroic feat of simple design with just a tiny bit of strategic kapow. His silhouette is basically just a pictogram for “man” and his costume contains only two of the primariest colors, but his mask has luchador-style eye holes.

Okay so this trailer fucking rules "Black Muslim Single Father Samurai" is infinitely more interesting than whatever the MCU Blade woulda been

Mannie T'Chawi … (the “T” is silent)@mannietchawi.com · 2d ago

Marvel really could’ve had a baddie with a Bassam Tariq & Mahershala Ali joint! In any case, I’m glad we’re still getting Blessed with their talents!

ICYMI: you can grab my short story TO WALLOW WITH TONGUES along with 23 other erotic in this charity bundle!!!

87% funded with two days remaining!

Trevor Henderson 🍉 (commissions closed)@slimyswampghost.bsky.social · 3w ago

new creep plush just dropped

Don't forget to pre-order this beauty, if you haven't. Dropping October. We're not crowd-funding this. The only way it keeps going is through your generosity. Plus, it's pretty good. Shoot me a line if you're unsure if you've pre-ordered. Thx!! undertowpublications.com/shop/best-we...

The Best Weird Fiction of the Year, Vol. 2 — Undertow Publications

Pre-Order. Shipping October 2026. Cover art by Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis PRAISE FOR THE BEST WEIRD FICTION OF THE YEAR “Momentous... an indispensable guide to the state of the weird in ...

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Thanks to the goblins at @darkertimes.bsky.social for letting me write about horror for young readers!

Darker Times@darkertimes.bsky.social · 2d ago

It's week 3 of The Darker Times Subscriber Drive! Reflecting on the state of middle grade horror, @allyoutthere.bsky.social pens an insightful, thought-provoking piece that drives home how crucial horror for young readers is. Read it: www.darkertimes.com/middle-grade...

I'm magic! I literally finished the first game last week. bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/...

‘X-Files’ Spoof ‘Thimbleweed Park 2’ Announced for a 2028 Release

Fans of Maniac Mansion‘s spiritual successor in Terrible Toybox’s 2017 point-and-click adventure title Thimbleweed Park should get ready, as the developer has announced a sequel! Thimbleweed Park 2 wi...

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Welcome to SIGNET CITY... 👁️A first person fungalpunk RPG from (me) the creator of Citizen Sleeper ◼️YOU ARE A PARASITE ◼️Manipulate your hosts, feed on their emotions ◼️Discover a strange city of biotech and brutalist architecture Support the game and WISHLIST now on Steam 🙏 bit.ly/SC-Steam

“I always get asked, ‘Why do you turn around?’ And I always answer, ‘So you don’t have to.’” With HADESTOWN a box-office smash, I asked three of its original Broadway principals—Reeve Carney, Eva Noblezada and Amber Gray—to discuss their experiences filming it, for @letterboxd.social: boxd.it/3hW

Way Down: Reeve Carney, Amber Gray and Eva Noblezada on Hadestown: The Musical’s theatrical triumph • Journal • A Letterboxd Magazine

As Hadestown becomes a summer box-office sensation, original Broadway principals Reeve Carney, Amber Gray and Eva Noblezada discuss the filming of its live capture, their intertwined love stories and ...

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The Writhing, Verdant End features what I would describe as the perfect story for sinister, strange horse girls. If that's you, consider picking up this anthology of dark, weird, wonderful ecohorror: www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/the-...

The Writhing, Verdant End paperback | Cursed Morsels Press

An ailing community traverses a chasm of nightmare animal amalgams to reach the lush paradise beyond. Lovers in a plant apocalypse fight for survival and search for meaning in the face of immeasurable...

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